Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
This channel includes news and new technology innovations about Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders. These close off the LAA in patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent the formation of stroke-causing clots than embolize to brain.
An illustration of a Watchman transcatheter LAA occluder being implanted.
Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | August 01, 2016 | Dave Fornell
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) are high risk for stroke due to the formation of thrombus emboli in the ...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | July 07, 2016
July 7, 2016 — AtriCure Inc. announced the first patient has been enrolled in the FROST study at William Beaumont...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | July 05, 2016
July 5, 2016 — AtriCure Inc. announced that it has received CE Mark for the AtriClip PRO2 Left Atrial Appendage (LAA)...
The Boston Scientific Watchman device is currently the only transcatheter LAA occluder cleared for use in the United States.
Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | May 20, 2016 | Dave Fornell
Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects nearly 6 million Americans and the condition puts them at significantly greater risk...
News | Cath Lab | May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced results from two cardiovascular clinical trials presented at EuroPCR...
Technology | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016 — AtriCure Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the AtriClip PRO2...
Videos | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | April 15, 2016
David Holmes, M.D., professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and consultant, Department of Internal...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016 — The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., is one of 15 U.S. sites currently enrolling patients in a...
News | Structural Heart | February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016 — AtriCure Inc. announced that the first patient was enrolled and treated at PinnacleHealth Hospitals...
Technology | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | February 09, 2016
February 9, 2016 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will cover...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | January 06, 2016
January 6, 2016 — A new study determined that the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device is more cost-effective...
Implantation of the Boston Scientific Watchman LAA occluder.
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched the new Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)...
Coherex WaveCrest Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion System.
News | November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015 — Biosense Webster announced it has acquired Coherex Medical Inc., a privately held medical device...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | November 20, 2015
November 20, 2015 — Boston Scientific announced the first implants of the Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure (...
Image courtesy of SentreHeart
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015 — SentreHeart Inc. announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the Lariat Surgical Left Atrial...
